When I explained to you how I mind mapped all of System Settings for macOS 26, I stumbled across some applications hidden in macOS that I’d never seen before. I explained that while I knew about those in /Applications/Utilities (which some folks may not have realized were there), I’d found some buried even deeper. I […]
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CES 2026: Birdfy Smart Bird Feeders
Allison interviews Prima Shi, Chief Marketing Officer of Birdfy, about their array of currently available smart bird feeders and fountains, along with the yet-to-be-released Hum Bloom smart hummingbird feeder. Prima shows the Hum Bloom, Birdfy’s newest smart hummingbird feeder. It is the world’s first hummingbird feeder that provides 4K/120fps video as well as high-resolution photos. […]
Continue readingCES 2026: Aerleum Synthetic Fuels Made From Air
Allison interviews Steven Bardey from Aerleum about their hardware and processes that convert chemicals found in ordinary air to usable fuels. Using a mockup, Steven explained how an Aerleum reactor can take CO2 out of the air and combine it with green hydrogen (H2) to make methanol. The cost of producing methanol using the Aerleum […]
Continue readingNC #1079 Happy AppleCare Stories, iMazing Preserves Memories, Moen Smart Water Monitor, Donut Lab’s Solid State Battery
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, January 11, 2026, and this is show number 1079. mp3 download This is our first show after the holidays and CES, and I have to say it’s great […]
Continue readingManage Water Leaks with Moen Flo Smart Water Monitor — Bruce from Tennessee
This is Bruce from Tennessee with a review of the Moen Flo Smart Water Monitor. The problem to be solved is that both my church and a couple of friends had really bad experiences with water leaks that went on for days when nobody was around. I’ve also had the experience of the water company […]
Continue readingCES 2026: Donut Lab Solid State Battery and Motor Integrated into Verge Motorcycle
Steve Sheridan interviews Marko Lehtimäki, Co-founder and CEO of Donut Lab, about their production-ready solid-state battery designed to integrate into several platforms and applications. The Donut battery has a high energy density of 400 Wh/kg and can support 100,000 charge cycles. Due to its solid-state design, it is extremely safe and low cost when compared […]
Continue readingiMazing Saves Memories
Last year, right around Christmas, our beloved niece passed away. As you can imagine, it’s been a rough year, especially for her parents. They’re healing, but it’s a pain that will never truly go away. When we were visiting over the holidays, her mom showed me that they have her iPhone and can’t bring themselves […]
Continue readingThree Happy AppleCare Stories
I dislike having to call AppleCare as much as the next nerd, but sometimes you just have to. I have three stories to tell about recent AppleCare cases, all of which have happy endings. The first one starts out rough, but it gets there in the end. 1. Peacock Bundle On October 16, 2025, Apple […]
Continue readingNC #1078 Unite Tutorial, George from Tulsa from Christmases Past, Grammar in a Fiction Editing Pipeline by Eddie Tonkoi, Bart Busschots on Email Sender Validation
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Friday, January 2, 2026, and this is show number 1078. Happy New Year to everyone with this first episode of 2026. Since it’s early yet again, that means there’s […]
Continue readingFrom Surge Protectors to Mice to Displays — by George from Tulsa
Hi, George from Tulsa, phoning in from Christmases past. It must have been twenty years ago, maybe more, that I converted my friend Gary to Mac. This Christmas his wife gave him a new Mini to replace his long obsolete iMac. As I put together a list for them of my current favorite Mac desktop […]
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